Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0548 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone is 0.0548 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 38.7% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.6041 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 38th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1105 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2915 ha per square kilometre | +122.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2069 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0385 ha per square kilometre | -79.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -93.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1685 ha per square kilometre | +7012.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1034 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0696 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1697 ha per square kilometre | +143.8% |
| 2007 | 0.093 ha per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0814 ha per square kilometre | +145.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0803 ha per square kilometre | +158.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0806 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6041 ha per square kilometre | +323.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | -91.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0977 ha per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | +51.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0894 ha per square kilometre | +134.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0548 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0157 ha per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0548 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +7012.0% | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.1685 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1384 ha per square kilometre | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | 0.2915 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1198 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.6041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | 0.0252 ha per square kilometre | 0.0894 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 35 Nigeria 0.0575 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Paraguay 0.0565 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Spain 0.0458 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Fiji 0.0375 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 0.0337 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Sierra Leone was 0.0548 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6041 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Sierra Leone ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.